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18861N/A<refentry id="songbird-1">

18861N/A<refmeta><refentrytitle>songbird</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>

18861N/A<refmiscinfo class="date">18 Aug 2008</refmiscinfo>

18861N/A<refmiscinfo class="sectdesc">&man1;</refmiscinfo>

18861N/A<refmiscinfo class="software">&release;</refmiscinfo>

18861N/A<refmiscinfo class="arch">generic</refmiscinfo>

18861N/A<refmiscinfo class="copyright">&suncopy;</refmiscinfo>

18861N/A</refmeta>

18861N/A<indexterm><primary>songbird</primary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>Songbird

18861N/A</primary></indexterm>

18861N/A<refnamediv id="songbird-1-name"><refname>songbird</refname><refpurpose>desktop media player mashed-up with the Web</refpurpose></refnamediv>

18861N/A<refsynopsisdiv id="songbird-1-synp"><title>&synp-tt;</title>

18861N/A<cmdsynopsis><command>&cmd;</command>

18861N/A<arg choice="opt"><option>height <replaceable>value</replaceable></option></arg>

18861N/A<arg choice="opt"><option>help</option></arg>

18861N/A<arg choice="opt"><option>width <replaceable>value</replaceable></option></arg>

18861N/A<arg choice="opt"><option>version</option></arg>

18861N/A<arg choice="opt"><option>UILocale <replaceable>locale</replaceable></option></arg>

18861N/A<arg choice="opt"><option>contentLocale <replaceable>locale</replaceable></option></arg>

18861N/A<arg choice="opt"><option>jsconsole</option></arg>

18861N/A<arg choice="opt"><option role="nodash"><replaceable>url</replaceable></option></arg>

18861N/A</cmdsynopsis></refsynopsisdiv>

18861N/A<refsect1 id="songbird-1-desc"><title>&desc-tt;</title>

18861N/A<para>Songbird is a desktop media player or "jukebox" with a uniquely open approach to internet digital media network services.

18861N/A</para>

18861N/A<para>Songbird runs on Mozilla's XULRunner platform and utilizes the GStreamer media framework for media playback. It supports a wide range of audio formats (including raw audio, FLAC, Speex and ogg-vorbis). Note that you may need to purchase and install additional GStreamer plugins to support some media formats.

18861N/A</para>

18861N/A<para>Songbird's add-on system can be used to dynamically personalize the media player. Hundreds of useful add-ons can be chosen from http://addons.songbirdnest.com/ to enhance Songbird.

18861N/A</para>

18861N/A<para>The Songbird Webpage API enables you to embed player functionality into a web site so it can interact with the Songbird media player.

18861N/A</para>

18861N/A<para>Songbird stores a user's personal information such as music libraries, bookmarks, extensions, and user preferences in a unique profile. The first time you start Songbird, it will automatically create a default profile.

18861N/A</para>

18861N/A</refsect1>

18861N/A<refsect1 id="songbird-1-opts"><title>&opts-tt;</title>

18861N/A<para>The following options are supported:</para>

18861N/A<variablelist termlength="medium">

18861N/A<varlistentry><term><option>height <replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>

18861N/A<listitem><para>Set the height of startup window to <replaceable>value</replaceable>.</para>

18861N/A</listitem></varlistentry>

18861N/A<varlistentry><term><option>h </option>or <option>help </option></term>

18861N/A<listitem><para>Display the help message.</para>

18861N/A</listitem></varlistentry>

18861N/A<varlistentry><term><option>width <replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>

18861N/A<listitem><para>Set the width of startup window to <replaceable>value</replaceable>.</para>

18861N/A</listitem></varlistentry>

18861N/A<varlistentry><term><option>v </option>or <option>version </option></term>

18861N/A<listitem><para>Display the version message.</para>

18861N/A</listitem></varlistentry>

18861N/A<varlistentry><term><option>UILocale <replaceable>locale</replaceable></option></term>

18861N/A<listitem><para>Start with the UI Locale listed: <replaceable>locale</replaceable>.</para>

18861N/A</listitem></varlistentry>

18861N/A<varlistentry><term><option>contentLocale <replaceable>locale</replaceable></option></term>

18861N/A<listitem><para>Start with the content Locale listed: <replaceable>locale</replaceable>.</para>

18861N/A</listitem></varlistentry>

18861N/A<varlistentry><term><option>jsconsole </option></term>

18861N/A<listitem><para>Open the JavaScript console.</para>

18861N/A</listitem></varlistentry>

18861N/A</variablelist></refsect1>

18861N/A<refsect1 id="songbird-1-oper"><title>&oper-tt;</title>

18861N/A<para>The following operands are supported:</para>

18861N/A<variablelist termlength="narrow">

18861N/A<varlistentry><term><option role="nodash"><replaceable>url</replaceable></option></term>

18861N/A<listitem><para>The name of the url to be played or browsed.</para>

18861N/A</listitem></varlistentry>

18861N/A</variablelist></refsect1>

18861N/A<refsect1 id="songbird-1-exam"><title>&exam-tt;</title>

18861N/A<example role="example">

18861N/A<title>Launching Songbird</title>

18861N/A<para><screen>example% <userinput>&cmd; </userinput></screen></para>

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18861N/A</refsect1>

18861N/A<refsect1 id="songbird-1-exit"><title>&exit-tt;</title>

18861N/A<para>The following exit values are returned:</para>

18861N/A<variablelist termlength="xtranarrow">

18861N/A<varlistentry><term><returnvalue>0</returnvalue></term><listitem><para>Application

18861N/Aexited successfully</para>

18861N/A</listitem></varlistentry>

18861N/A<varlistentry><term><returnvalue>1</returnvalue></term><listitem><para>Application

18861N/Aexited with failure</para>

18861N/A</listitem></varlistentry>

18861N/A</variablelist></refsect1>

18861N/A<refsect1 id="songbird-1-file"><title>&file-tt;</title>

18861N/A<para>The following files are used by this application:</para>

18861N/A<variablelist termlength="wide">

18861N/A<varlistentry><term><filename>/usr/bin/&cmd;</filename> </term><listitem>

18861N/A<para>Executable for Songbird application</para>

18861N/A</listitem></varlistentry>

18861N/A<varlistentry><term><filename>$HOME/.songbird2</filename> </term><listitem>

18861N/A<para>User configuration files for Songbird</para>

18861N/A</listitem></varlistentry>

18861N/A</variablelist></refsect1>

18861N/A<refsect1 id="songbird-1-attr"><title>&attr-tt;</title>

18861N/A<para>See <olink targetdocent="REFMAN5" localinfo="attributes-5"><citerefentry>

18861N/A<refentrytitle>attributes</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry></olink>

18861N/Afor descriptions of the following attributes:</para>

18861N/A<informaltable frame="all">

18861N/A<tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="1*">

18861N/A<colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="1*">

18861N/A<thead>

18861N/A<row><entry align="center" valign="middle">ATTRIBUTE TYPE</entry><entry align="center"

18861N/Avalign="middle">ATTRIBUTE VALUE</entry></row>

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18861N/A<tbody>

18861N/A<row><entry><para>Availability</para></entry><entry><para>SUNWsongbird</para></entry>

18861N/A</row>

18861N/A<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para>Interface stability</para></entry><entry

18861N/Acolname="COLSPEC1"><para>Volatile</para></entry></row>

18861N/A</tbody>

18861N/A</tgroup>

18861N/A</informaltable>

18861N/A</refsect1>

18861N/A<refsect1 id="songbird-1-also"><title>&also-tt;</title>

18861N/A<para>

18861N/A<citerefentry><refentrytitle>attributes</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,

18861N/A<citerefentry><refentrytitle>gst-std-options</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>

18861N/A</para>

18861N/A<para>For more information about Songbird, please refer to

18861N/A<literal>http://www.songbirdnest.com</literal></para>

18861N/A<para>Refer to Help->Help Topics for more information.</para>

18861N/A</refsect1>

18861N/A<refsect1 id="songbird-1-note"><title>&note-tt;</title>

18861N/A<para>Written by Alfred Peng, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2008. </para>

18861N/A</refsect1>

18861N/A</refentry>